Belt game 4,086 · December 26, 1991
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Miami Heat 132–104 at home to start reign 1,828 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since December 21, 1991, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 2, 1992.
1,828Reign number
40Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Perry | 36 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 40 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 33 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 6-8 |
| Jerrod Mustaf | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Tom Chambers | 17 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Kevin Johnson | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mark West | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Andrew Lang | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Negele Knight | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith | 34 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10-19 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Glen Rice | 34 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-21 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Kevin Edwards | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Willie Burton | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Alec Kessler | 25 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rony Seikaly | 26 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Grant Long | 34 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Keith Askins | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Bimbo Coles | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Milos Babic | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alan Ogg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| John Morton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).